The Pavilion

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Based in the heart of Bromley town centre the Pavilion has a leisure pool with wave machine and flumes, Mytime Leisure Swimming Academy, fitness suite, exercise programme, first class instructors and personal trainers.

The Pavilion's £5m makeover - Thanks to the unique partnership between the London Borough of Bromley and Mytime Active.The Pavilion boasts a Buzz Zone soft play centre, a 12 Lane Bowling Alley, plus restaurant, Cafe and bar.

As well as offering an adult and junior 38 week swimming programme, a fun and varied swimming programme including Aquafit, General swimming, Toddler sing and splash. Adult only swimming times are also available.

Please note that the pool at The Pavilion has proved to be very popular and our pool is reaching maximum bather loads very quickly (especially between 12pm – 3pm session). This has meant that not everybody has been able to get in and enjoy the pool. Our advice is to try to visit at the earlier and the latest times instead as these tend to be quieter (please check our programme for days and times).

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For more information see http://www.netmums.com/local-to-you/local/index/preschool-classes/swimming

So far been twice last wk n bank holiday Monday. My son 10mth old. Few things I don't like. 1st family's changing rooms only 2 out of 10 got the table change babys on. And the two rooms with showers in everyone wants them, it don't matter if u got a baby or not, even when there other showers n changing room for older one. Also the baby pool seem colder then the main pool. Part from this I like the layout, and the centre it self. Part from sort play area think it a lot of money for under 3s. £5.10 unless ur a member, I don't live in the area so I won't be a member, plus most under 1s will only play in ball pit bout an hour. Looking for somewhere else now take son swimming.

The only time I've attempted to go here we came up against height restrictions for using the flumes. We had just got back from Centerparcs which had had much more relaxed rules so my boys were pretty disappointed. We're about to try again... The above information is very helpful and WORTH READING to avoid disappointment, but I see no mention of the height restrictions.

Visited here today with my 2 boys. Got there as soon as it opened as it was half term. Fine. A bit of a queue before tickets for swimming went on sale. Fine.

What's not fine is waiting in line and getting to the desk to be told that only 1 child per adult is allowed?! If I wanted to take both my boys I had to purchase an expensive pair of arm bands!

This is a new one on me! I'm not an idiot and I'm not going to leave either of them on their own to drown am I?!

Surely it's up to me? I'm not relying on the staff to look after them.

I begrudgingly paid £7 for the armbands but neither of my sons wore them. They stayed in the box in the locker and I got a refund which they weren't keen on!

My eldest wore the armbands I had with me. My youngest didn't wear any as I was holding him 99% of the time.

So just a warning. Take armbands or pay ridiculous prices or worse, face not going at all and have disappointed children!

Written by: Debi S(14)

The Pavilion

on 30/5/14
The Pavilion says:

Dear Fay,Thank you for your feedback.I can confirm that we do have pool rules for the safety of all of our customers and children.Please see below:A responsible adult over the age of 16 can accompany a child between the ages of 0 and 4 years on a 1:1 basis or 2 children if both children are wearing approved armbands or life vests. Children aged 5 to 7 years of age can be accompanied in the water by a responsible adult on a 1:2 basis.I apologise that you had to queue during our peak time to find this out. I will be arranging for a large sign to be put up within the reception area for the above pool ratio information. We hope to see you and your children again soon.

Took my daughter swimming today, first time in Bromley pool in a few years was a bit worried when reading some reviews..... However I was really disappointed the water wasn't cold but it wasn't really warm, and the changing rooms where way too cold, lots of kids shivering waiting for showers and family changing rooms! Which were really small and didn't smell that nice either, all this money spent on re doing the gym and no money spent on the swimming pool. Really disappointed in Bromley

Written by: Debi S(14)

The Pavilion

on 30/5/14
The Pavilion says:

Dear Charlotte,Thank you for your feedback.We have addressed the air temperature within the pool area and the temperature is currently 33 degrees with the pool temperature at 32 degrees.We have had new locker doors fitted as well as installed new baby changing units within our male and female toilet areas making them easily accessible during our peak times.We apologise for the inconvenience you experienced on your last visit and hope to see you back soon.

I really want to take my daughter swimming here this morning, it's a great pool and would be a real asset to Bromley, but the pool area has become so cold, with actual cold winds blowing through the changing area, so I just can't face it. There isn't enough family changing facilities and the communal change might as well be outside, it's such a cold environment. It's a shame some of the 5million spent on the rest of the facilities wasn't put to use on new, larger, warmer changing areas and to pay to keep the water in the baby pool at the warm temperature it used to be.

**edit**

Have just been advised by my wife that we haven't been since the 2nd March, so will go this morning and hopefully the issues have been addressed. I'll update here later!

**edit April 26th**

Could still do with additional changing rooms, but the place is warm and cosy again, the water temp is lovely and it's a pleasure to use again. Well done Bromley!

Written by: Debi S(14)

The Pavilion

on 30/5/14
The Pavilion says:

Thank you for your feedback Tony.We have had our double pool entrance doors fixed to prevent them from sticking open when customers come and go. This was creating a wind tunnel through the changing area. We have also increased the air temperature to 1 degree above the pool temperature of 32 degrees this has helped to maintain our pool temperature at a constant 32 degrees.We are pleased that you enjoyed your last visit to the centre :-)

Went there last week - it was so so cold! My toddler was shivering and turning blue (and so was I!) so we had to get out after 15 mins. Told the staff but they shrugged their shoulders and said they keep telling management about the air temperature but management doesn't listen! Place really run down, changing rooms freezing, showers didn't work properly, lockers broken, dirty floors... Such a shame as I remember this place being amazing when I was younger... Desperately needs some TLC as it could be great again.

Written by: Debi S(14)

The Pavilion

on 27/3/14
The Pavilion says:

Thank you for your feedback. We are currently working to improve within the pool area and have closed the pool for essential maintenance works.We have also made improvements to our pool side lockers in the interim prior to having brand new lockers installed. We apologise for your experience when you visited our pool and hope to see you return when the pool re-opens on the 6th of April.

Totally agree, this place is probabaly a health hazard as they is no evidence of cleaning what so ever some of the staff are bored out of their minds and usually grunt when asked a question although not all the older staff can be more helpful.

no one really cares about this pool!it's so obvious.

Only use for swimming lessons go to other pools in the borough for Family Splash at least they are clean!!